Example from the Globe Flower Order 41 



to speak here of the great variety of forms now obtain- 

 able amongst these Herbaceous Paeonies, the fine 

 double forms of which deserve the best cultivation in 

 beds and borders — the hardy free-growing wild kinds 

 will often come in for the wild garden. My friend's 

 Pseonies formed a group that could be seen from 

 a distance ; when I saw them they were surrounded 





DOtJBLE CRIMSON PEONIES in grass at Crowsley Park. 



by long and waving grass. I cannot give any idea of 

 the fine effect. 



The blue alpine Clematis-like Atragene alpina is one 

 of my favourite flowers— seldom seen out of a botanical 

 garden. It likes to trail over old stumps or through 

 bushes, or over rocky banks. Speaking of such plants 

 as this, one would like to draw a sharp distinction 

 between them and the various weedy and indistinct 



